TAKEOVER

takeover

(noun) a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

takeover (plural takeovers)

(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

(economics, UK) The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.

A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

Anagrams

• overtake

Source: Wiktionary



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